Trap or separator.



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G. RUBERTS.

TRAP 0R SEPARATOR.

(Ayplication filed Feb. 7, 1902.)

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GEORGE ILSLEY ROBERTS, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.

TRAP OR SEPARATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,610, dated July 1, 1902.

l Application and rem-m 7,1902; Seriallio. 93,038. (No an.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE lLsLErBoB- ERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing in New Rochelle, Westchester. county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steam orWater Traps or Separators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to the improvement of that style of steam or-water trap or separator shown and described in Letters Patent of theUnited States granted to me under date of August 3, 1897, and May 31, 1898, Nos. 587,560 and 604,844, and has for its present object the saving of heat from the water of engine condensation itself, as well as the saving of the heat abstracted from the steam or vapor by or and removal of any contained grease,oil,lubricant, or other foreign matters and the making use of the same or any additional heatderived from or discarded by said steam or vapor as a means for heating or assisting in the heating of water for boiler-feed or other uses and purposes.

- My improvements consist in the special construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts, portions, or details comprising the apparatus, as hereinafter shown,

described, and claimed.

Figure 1 represents a central longitudinal section of an apparatus provements. Fig. 2 represents a transverse section of the same looking toward the coilcarrying partition. Fig. 3represents an outer or end view of the same, showing a detail of the attachments at the water end of the apparatus.

Similar letters of reference designate like parts or portions in all the figures.

Letter A designates a the several compartments of the apparatus. The shell may of course be constructed of any desired shape, form, or configuration. It is here shown cylindrical in outline.

Letter B designates an upper portion or compartment set off for the reception of the exhaust-steam from engine or power plant from which grease, oil, lubricant, or other material are to be separated and extracted.

during the separation, withdrawal,

main shell inclosing Letter 0 designates a lower portion or compartment set o'lf for the reception of the extracted grease, oil, lubricant, or other material extracted from the steam or vapor.

Letter D designates bars, clips, or other open means for carrying the baffling devices E for separating andextracting purposes. Letter F. designates a transverse'partition extending, as shown, from beneath the steam or vapor outlet at B downwardly to the bottom of main shell A.

Letter H designates an end portion or compartment set off for the reception of all return waters from the heating plant.

Letters B and B designate admission and discharge openings for the steam or vapor passing through compartment B, the cleansed steam passing regularly out at B for use in steam heating or like low-pressure purposes.

Letters 0' and H designate the usual gage attachments for indicating rip and water levels in compartments 0 and H.

Letter T designates a pump-governing device operated by the float 1 to supply or cut off the steam to said pump. The suction of the pump is connected to outlet-pipe K as a means for emptying compartment IT. This pump-governing device may, however, be dispensed with and any other well-known means'made use of for emptying said compartment.

Letters 0 and H designate outlets for blowing out compartments 0 and H after usua plurality of branch bent tubes, or coils rom the walls or partition F of compartment l-I into compartment 0, the inof said compartments, tubes, or

coils connecting with and allowing the contents of compartment H to enter an circulate through. Such chambers or coils are preferably located above and-below the surface level of the grease, oil, l ubricant,- or other material in compartment 0, so that their contents shall be exposed to and receive all the heat possible from the surrounding steam or vapor or the contained drip material. Letter K designates one or more pipe connections through which all the water returns, drips, drainings, and discharges comsteam using or ing from the steam-power,

ments B and H for the admission of heat and through pipe P for the admission of extra water. Clean steam passes from compartment B at its outlet end to compartment H and carries heat to the contained water.

heating systems reach compartment H for storage or reheating.

K designates an inlet branch pipe and controlling-valve.

K designates an outlet branch pipe and controlling-valve. ditional \vatei is required beyond that fur- K designates aspecial connection between iiished by the usual ieturns steam is admitthe return-pipe K and outlet-pipe K ted to the water-piping P at its enlarged por- K designates a pipe branch from returntion, where it mingles with the admitted water to raise it to for pump for boilerpipe and valve concompartments B and H,

secure by Lett, is-

whereby additional heat may be transmitted 1. he combination, in a steam-trap, of a to the contained water of compartment H. grease-extractingcompartmentprovided with no ansmission may be ina e more direct steam inlet and outlet openings, a drip-re- )y passage through partition F controlled ceiving compartment, and a return-water compartment provided plurality of branch bent tubes extending from the walls of said return-water compartment into said rip-receiving compartment, substantially as connecbe required. It IS branched into pipe connection L.

Letter 1 designates a special pipe branch purposes set forth.

of any required additional 2. he combination, in a steam-trap, of a water to compartment H. grease-extractingcompartmentprovided with is enlarged at one portion to admitasteamsteam inlet and outlet openings; a drip-resupply either from compartment 13 or the ceiving compartment; a return-water coinlive-stcam branch L. his steam-supply is partnieiit, and controlled meansf i'admitting distributed by means of a special discharge steam from said grease-extracting compartor outlet L within said enlarged portion of water admission P and is made perforate or ment into said return -water compartment,

substantially as and for the purposes set otherwise as a means for disintegrating the steam or heating medium, so that it shall the forth.

3. The combination, in a steam-trap, of a more readily mingle with the liquid to be heated.

grease-extracting compartment, provided The several pipe connections entering or with steam inlet andoutlet openings; adripcommunicating with compartment H may be a return-Water comranch water-heatextended or ischarge either into the upper or feed or the extra ing compartments extending into said dripi'eceivingcompartinent; ineansforadmitting In 1e operation of the device as illussteam from the grease-extracting comparttrated the steam to be clarified or ielieved nient,and controlled means foradmittingre- 0 its suspended grease, oil, lubricant, or inforoe live steam and reinforce-water, subother matter is entered at the receiving-nozstantially as and for the purposes set forth.

zle passes through compartmentB and its 4-. he combination, in a steam-trap, of a con ained baffles E for cleansing purposes, greaseextracting compartment, provided and passes out throng nozzle 13 for further with steam inlet and outletopenings; adri use, tie said impurities, grease, oil, liibrireceiving compartment; areturn-Watercomcant, or other matter being dropped or department; a reinforce-admission pipe conposited within the lower compartment 0 nectingwith said return-watercompartment, he grease oil, lubiicant 01 other deposits aperfoiated steam-jetinclosedwithinsaidreinforce-admissioii pipe, for heating the reinforce wateras it passes through substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, in a steam-trap, of a grease-extracting compartment, provided with steam inlet and outletopenings; adripreceiving compartment,- a return-watercompartment, means for admitting reinforcewater to the said return-Water compartment, and a steam -jet connection between the grease-extracting d an enlarged portion of the reinforce-water connection, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

H, water contents are exposed to and receive heat from the surrounding greasy drip material or from the steam or vapor above.

The Water-compartment H is a receptacle for all the clean-wate returns of the steam using plant, an object invention being contained water at a high temperature for boiler-feed or otherpurposes and GEORGE ILSLEY ROBERTS. to, if necessary, reinforce the quantity of l'Vitnesses:

water passing through compartmentH. Ooin- M. H. WEIGHTMAN,

muiiication is arranged for between compart- HENRY WEHLE.

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